Two charged in 15 vehicle burglaries in Gloucester Township

GLOUCESTER TWP. — Two men were arrested Saturday in connection with burglaries and thefts from several motor vehicles.

At about 3 a.m. Saturday, Investigator G. Boberick, part of enhanced patrol operations being conducted in the Cobblestone, Mulberry Station and Country Aire developments, spotted two males walking on Bluestone Circle.

When the men saw the marked police car, they headed toward a house, as if that had been their destination, said police.

Boberick continued to watch the pair and reported seeing them trying the door handles of several vehicles and entering a pickup truck, said police.

As Boberick approached to detain these men, one of them allegedly shoved a black camera bag under a parked van.

The other man was wearing a backpack that, at first, he said was his, police said. The backpack was later found to contain several GPS devices, iPods, portable DVD players and other items, said police.

Both men’s pockets were loaded with loose change, police said.

Investigators said the two men entered at least 15 vehicles on Mullen Drive, Bluestone Circle and Brookstone Drive.

Linwood Johnson, 20, and Jay Haley, 23, both of Sicklerville, were each charged with burglary and theft and committed to the Camden County Jail in Camden in default of $50,000 bail each, said police.